“The 2023 Fleurie Les Garants offers an inviting nose of peonies, lavender, blueberries, plums, and spices, incorporating more savory notes on the palate with additional hints of rosemary and soft earth. The wine is rich in juicy, fruity flavors throughout its development, enhanced by a delicate hint of slate-like salinity and finely integrated, well-spaced chalky tannins. These elements add a touch of intrigue, elevating the wine from a delicious, easy-drinking, indulgent experience to one of depth that invites further exploration. It is slightly tight upon opening, but after eight hours, the wine blossoms. It is also worth noting that it remained just as pure and succulent 72 hours later.” (Wine Advocate 2025)
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Nose
Notes of spices and red berries
Palate
Full-bodied, with pronounced notes of raspberry and spices
Serve
At 15-17°C
Drink before
2034+
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with new potatoes, chicken with mustard sauce, ratatouille...
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated Estate (2022 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
A former wine merchant for Trenel, Grégoire Hoppenot took over Jean-Paul Champagnon’s 10-hectare estate in 2018 to strike out on his own. The plots of young vines are certified organic; the rest are in the process of conversion.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2025 guide) 92/100 (Outstanding wine)
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
The 2023 Fleurie Les Garants offers an inviting nose of peonies, lavender, blueberries, plums, and spices, incorporating more savory notes on the palate with additional hints of rosemary and soft earth. The wine is rich in juicy, fruity flavors throughout its development, enhanced by a delicate hint of slate-like salinity and finely integrated, well-spaced chalky tannins. These elements add a touch of intrigue, elevating the wine from a delicious, easy-drinking, indulgent experience to one of depth that invites further exploration. It is slightly tight upon opening, but after eight hours, the wine blossoms. It is also worth noting that it remained just as pure and succulent 72 hours later.
About the estate:
I discovered the wines from this new winery during my tastings in Villefranche organized by Inter Beaujolais, and Hoppenot’s first vintages impressed me enough to warrant a special mention. If he can maintain this level of quality, importers should be lining up at his door.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 92/100
Rated estate (2022 guide) Cité
About the wine:
Les Garants holds its place as the best lieu-dit in the appellation, thanks to its depth and length.
About the estate:
Grégoire Hoppenot is one to watch closely. He is one of those winemakers who, before establishing his own estate in 2018, gained valuable experience at places like the Chermette estates, Maison Trénel, and the Bel-Air winemakers’ cooperative. He has successfully assembled a portfolio of high-quality vineyards among the appellation’s finest lieux-dits. Gentle whole-cluster vinification is followed by aging that combines tank and previously used oak, allowing the wine to best express its nuances while maintaining an approachable and refined character. The 2018 vintage proved promising, and the 2019 vintage is particularly successful. We look forward to discovering the upcoming vintages.
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